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专四听力

Dictation1Superstition迷信

OnepersoninfourinBritainis,apparently,superstitious,andthey'lldoeverythingfromhanginghorseshoesovertheirfireplacetocrossingtheirfingers,touchingwoodandabsolutelyneverwalkingunderathey'recarefulaboutcatsaresupposedtobethefamiliarsofwitches,soifoneisfollowingyouit'sdefinitelybadluck-awitchisafteryou!

Ontheotherhand,ifonecrossesyourpathandcontinuesthenit'sgoodluckbecauseithasn'tnoticed,insomeplacesthebeliefsaredifferent-soitpaystoknowwhereyourblackcatcomesfrom!

Oldsuperstitionslingerevenintoday'smodernauthorPhilipPullmandrewontheminhisawardwinningnovel"HisDarkMaterials".Thenovel,whichappealstobothchildrenandadults,hasbeenadaptedforradioandalsothetheatre.

Dictation2GraduateStudent研究生

Graduatestudentsspecializeinaparticularfieldofstudytobecomeexpertsinthisfieldandtolearnnewadvancesintheirfieldswhiletheyearnan.orwhentheygetanM.A.inonefieldtheybeginstudyinganotherhopethatwhentheyearntheirgraduatedegreestheywillsucceedinfindingimportanthopetogetjobsthatareinterestingandhighlifeofagraduatestudentisoftenareusuallytoobusystudyingtomakeagoodtheyhavetopayhightuitionfeesfortheirgiveupstudyingbeforetheygettheirmostkeeponworkingattheirstudiesuntiltheytoday'sworld,mostgraduatestudentsdon'tregretspendingtimewiththeirarefindingthatnewdevelopmentsareoccurringinallmanygraduatestudyhasbecomeanecessity.

Dictation3AprilFool'sDay愚人节

1stAprilisadaytobecareful,oryoucouldeasilygettrickedby'sAprilFool'sDay,adaywhenpeopletraditionallyliketotrytomakeafoolofsomeoneelseandlaughatarelotsoftheoriessurroundingtheoriginsoftheday,butoneexplanationisconnectedwiththechangeinthecalendarinthe16thcentury,whichmeantthat1stAprilwasnolongerthebeginningofthewhostillcelebratedtheNewYearon1stAprilwerecalledwhatkindofpranksdopeopleplayonAprilFool'sDayWell,therearelotsofsimpletricksthatyoucanplayonyourexample,youcouldwearablacksweaterandpullapieceofwhitethreadthroughit,sothatpeopletrytopullitcouldchangethetimeonsomeone'salarmclocksothatthey'relateforwork.

Dictation4LivingOnline网上生活

Howdoyoumeetnewpeople,makenewfriends,orfindoutaboutthelatestbandsHereintheUKyoungpeoplehavetraditionallydonetheirsocializinginbars,pubsand,thereisanewgenerationgrowingupthatfindsiteasiertomanagetheirsociallivesonthenet,usingfreewebsiteslikeMySpace,BeboorMSNSpaces.

Welcometothesocialnetworkingwebsite-aplacewhereyoucanpresentyourselftothedigitalcommunityandmeetotherlike-mindedmostsuccessfulsocialnetworkingwebsiteintheUKisofJuly2006,MySpaceistheworld'sfourthmostpopularEnglish-languagewebsite,attractingalmost3millionvisitorsperclaimstohave95millionmemberswith500,000newmembersjoiningthecommunityeachhowhasitbecomesosuccessfulPerhapsitssecretisinitsnewmembercanbuildtheirownpagesimply-uploadingphotos,videosandMP3files.

Dictation5Mother'sDay母亲节

DoesyourmotherknowhowmuchyouappreciateherWell,Mother'sDayisthetimetoshow'sachancetosay'thankyou',ortotellyourmumhowmuchyouloveBritain,Mother'sDay,orMotheringSunday,

fallsonadifferentdayeachyear,becauseittakesplaceafewweeksbeforethefestivalofitisalwaysintheearlyspringtime,whichseemsappropriate,astheseasonwhennewplantsemerge,andbabybirdsandanimalsareborn.

IntheUSA,Mother'sDaytakesplacealittlelater,inMay,andmanyothercountriesalsocelebratetheirmothersondifferentdaysofthebeganmanyyearsago,whenchildren,especiallygirls,asyoungas10wouldliveandworkawayfromhome

ashousemaidsandothertypesofSundaywasadaywheneveryonewasallowedtogototheirhomevillageortown,andvisittheirmothers.

Dictation6OnlineShopping网上购物

WithonlytwoweekstogobeforeChristmas,buyingpresentsisahighpriorityforalotof,thisyearnotsomanypeopleareleavingtheirhomes

tobrowsearoundthedayslotsofpeoplecandotheirshoppinginthecomfortoftheirownhomewiththehelpoftheshoppingisbecomingmoreandmorepopularforanumberofreasons;pricesareoftenloweronline,youdon'thavetoqueueupinbusyshopsandyoucanbuyalmostanyproductimaginablewithjustafewclicksofyourtrendsareoftenmale-dominatedbutthisyearwomenareexpectedtodomoreshoppingontheinternetthanseemswomenarenowmoreattractedtotheconvenienceofonlineshoppingthantheyusedtobe.

AveragespendingonlinethisChristmasbywomenwillriseto240poundscomparedtotheslightlyloweraverageof233poundsformen.

Dictation7RealityTV真实电视

ThelatestfashiononBritishTVisRealityTVmeansthatshowsfollowandfilmordinarypeopleinanartificialcouldbeatwork,orinsomekindofofthefirstandmostpopularRealityTVshowsisBigBrother.

Inthisshow,15completestrangershavetolivetogetherinahousefor11arefilmed24hoursaday,andshownonweek,theviewersvotetoevictoneofthe,onlyoneisleft,andtheywintheprizemoney!

Theshowwasaninstanthit,andrunsinseveralhousematesoftenbecomestarsasaresultoftheshow,andappearinnationalnewspapersandonothershows.

AnotherverypopularshowisI'maCelebrity-GetMeOutOfHere!

Inthisshow,10celebritieshavetocompletetaskseachweek,suchaseatinginsects.

Dictation8School学校

Septemberistraditionallytheendofsummerandthebeginningofautumnintheisalsothemonthwhenchildrengobacktoschoolaftertheirlongsummeraretwotypesofschoolinschoolsarepaidforbythegovernment,soarefreetoSchoolsareprivate,whichmeansyouhavetopaytoschooldayusuallystartsat9inthemorningandfinishesaround4,withbreaksforlunchofcourse!

Inmanyschools,youhavetowearauniformstartschoolwhentheyare5yearsiscalledprimaryschool,

andlastsuntilthechildis11whenheorshewillgoontoseniorschooliscompulsoryfrom11until16yearsof16,studentstakenationalexaminationscalledGCSE'this,studentscanstayatschoolforanother2years

andtakeALevelexaminations.

Dictation9TheModernFamily现代家庭

Fatherleavesforworkinthemorningaftertwochildrentakethebustoschool,andmotherstayshomecookingandcleaninguntilfatherandthekidsreturnhomeintheisthetraditionalpictureofahappyfamilylivinginpast20yearshaveseenenormouschangesinthelivesandstructureoffamiliesinbiggestchangehasbeencausedbymanyas2outof3marriagesnowendindivorce,leadingtoasituationwheremanychildrenlivewithoneparentandonlyseetheotheratweekendsorhasalsobeenahugeriseinthenumberofwomenwithchildrenwholargeriseindivorceshasmeantmanywomenneedtoworktosupportthemselvesandtheirwhenthereisnodivorce,manyfamiliesneedbothparentstoworkinordertosurvive.

Dictation10Mid-AutumnFestival中秋节

On25thSeptemberthisyear,peoplealloverChinawillbegettingtogethertoeatwiththeirfamilies,lookatthemoonandcelebrateoneofthebiggestfestivals

intheChineselunar,thecelebrationsstretchfarbeyondthebordersofintheUKeventsaretakingplaceforChinesepeoplelivinghere,andtoteachthepeopleofBritainmoreaboutthispopularSohoTheatreinLondonconductedastudywhichshowedthatChineseLondonersdon'tengagemuchwiththeartsaresult,'MoonwalkingInChinahasbeencreatedtocelebratetheMid-Autumnisnonormaltheatreproductionthough,asitdoesn'ttakeplaceintheprofessionalsandvolunteersfromthelocalcommunitywilltakeaudiencesaroundthestreetsofSohoonamagicallantern-litwalkthroughthelandmarksandbackstreetsofChinatown.

Dictation11TheDragon龙

WhenmanypeopleinthewestthinkofChina,theanimalthattheythinkofisthethem,thedragonisanaggressivemonsterthatbreathespopularlegendstellofhowdragonskilledbraveknightsandatebeautifulChinesepeoplehowever,thedragonisnotanevil'saculturalandspiritualsymbol

forprosperityandgooddragon'smaintaskistocreateharmonyandbringarecelebratedinartandarchitecture,andofcoursethedragondanceisaverypopularofChinesehavetheword'long',meaningdragon,aspartoftheirisn'ttheonlycountrytohavethedragonasitssymbol.

Wales,oneofthefourcountriesintheUK,hasareddragonproudlydisplayedonitsonlyothercountryintheworldwithadragononitsflagisBhutan,thetinycountrybetweenChinaandIndia.

Dictation12RainyBritain阴雨的英国

Britainisfamousaroundtheworldforitsrainyweather,butmanypartsofthecountrythisJuneareexperiencingmuchmorerainthantheyhaveeverseendownpourshavecausedriverstobursttheirbanks,roadshavebeenclosedandmanypeoplehavebeenevacuatedfromtheirhomesbecauseoftheworsthitareaseemstobethenorthofhaveevenbeenfatalitiesaspeoplegotstuckintherainorwerewashedawaybythewarningshavebeenissuedinmanypartsoftheUKanditissaidthatoveramonth'sworthofrainhasfalleninjustthelastcoupleofrainhasalsocausedchaos

atsomeofBritain'sfamousJuneGlastonburyfestivalisafour-day-longoutdoormusicfestivalandwhileitistraditionallyquiterainyandmuddythere,

thisyearwasparticularlybad.

Dictation13Christmastraditions圣诞节传统

TherearemanywaystocelebrateChristmas,andsomeBritishpeopleliketogoonholiday,gooutforlunchtoarestaurant,orspendthedaywithmostpeople'sideaofatraditionalChristmasinvolvesspendingafewdayswiththeir